Hmmm...got a thermalright 2900XT cooler, which has the same 45 degree twist to the chip. Wife is home on vacation...could be an interesting project, except I already got real water on my "play" HD6950.

I was just thinking (a bad thing I know), what if you were to water those 6970s?

I have a 6950 and while the temps weren't too bad, the noise at load was like a turbine. Not a trivial expense, but I'm glad I got a water block for it (even though it is a EK of now questionable quality).

Perhaps that case is so special that noise is not a concern, but it would add to the coolness.

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If I watercool the 6970's, I would change the top chipset block out for a 45 rotary and bring the loop to the cards next, then bring it out the bottom to the rad underneath.

This is what I came up with, still needs a bit more cable management here and there.

I had to add a 120mm fan at the bottom to cool the HDD's since the provided 140mm fan isn't moving enough air and I don't have any other to change it ( can anyone recommend a good 140mm fan that is quiet and moves a lot of air? )